Time to Bond

7. Winter Wonders

Through the past 2 weeks the schoolhouse was quiet. Darrion was able to get everybody comfortable, all except Janie, of course, but Darrion wasn't going to stop her, and she didn't want another cut and a headache from her. Through the time Vicki and the others left they have had only little communication, so Darrion couldn't tell Vicki what happened, but she guessed it would be better, until she got home and saw the burned cabinets in the kitchen, but Zeke said he could come and fix that for her. November was almost over for the schoolhouse, which meant, winter.
Darrion always loved the winter time, before everything happened not so long ago, it was the only time her family spent time together. But it was also for that special holiday she held dear to her heart, Christmas. Not only because she got all new stuff, but it was the only holiday her parents where there at the same time.

After Darrion was done with her choirs she didn't go up to Andy's room, not that she didn't want to, they have become very good friends and Darrion really enjoy talking to him, but she had been up there as many times as she could, so she thought she should give him time to rest instead. She walked to the giant window in the sitting room of the school, she stared at the world outside and realized even if so much has changed in her life, one thing would always be the same, the seasons. She saw the snow fall gentle from the sky, she remember all the things she use to do in the snow, she…she… but then she remember, she didn't want to do anything in the snow before, she remembered she has never made a snowman or have ever had a snow ball fight. She wished she acted more like a kid before the rapture, Darrion wished she did a lot before the rapture but, this was something she really did.

"What are you looking at?" A voice said from behind her getting her out of her thoughts.

"Oh, Ryan… nothing, just, the snowfall" Darrion said turning back around to look out the window. Ryan and her where still not where they were before the fire accident but, they were speaking.

Ryan walked over to her and sat next to her, looking outside with her. "I remember having so much fun during the winter breaks. One time me and some of my friends from school had this huge snowball fight in the park, ha-ha-ha it was great, one of the boys hit this grumpy man walking and he ran us out with his newspaper, ha-ha it was great... oh, oh and this one time Raymie and I made this snowman…but, I was in the snowman! Ha-ha what about you? I'm sure you have some great stories too!" Ryan said laughing and having a great time remembering all the wonderful stuff he use to do.

"Me? Well oh yes one time… um, I can't remember any" Darrion said looking sad, she couldn't believe it Ryan had all these great memories with his friends, when all Darrion could remember was that most of her 'friends' only liked her for her money and stuff.

"Oh, come on no, giant winter party or trip to the Netherlands to go skiing or anything!" Ryan asked eagerly

"None I can remember, well we always had Christmas parties but, they were always grownup parties and really boring" Darrion said hugging her knees

"What! Are you kidding me! Ok so you're saying you have never built a snow fort or run around in the snow!" Ryan said shocked that Darrion hadn't done any of these things

"No, I never liked it, I always thought it was terrible, you would get wet and cold and sweaty." Darrion told Ryan couldn't believe she was ever like that.

"Wow, you must have been a really boring child" Ryan said smiling. Darrion liked this they were getting back to where they were, well… faster.

"Hey!" Darrion said hitting Ryan on the shoulder "I was a very fun kid, I was just, I never liked getting dirty and sweaty."

"Sure, whatever" Ryan said smiling

"But, it would have been nice to do those things back then, you know, to have more fun doing kids stuff" Darrion said looking down at her feet